Nahr Umr Field Explained

Nahr Umr Field
Country:Iraq
Offonshore:onshore
Location Map:Iraq
Coordinates:30.8714°N 47.6506°W
Relief:yes
Operators:Iraq Ministry of Oil
Discovery:1948
Est Oil Bbl:6600

Nahr Umr Field is an oil field, located north of Basrah, Iraq. Nahr Umr Field is proven to hold 6.6 billion barrels of recoverable reserve. The oil field was discovered in 1948 by the Basrah Petroleum Company, an associate of the Iraq Petroleum Company.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gulfoilandgas.com/webpro1/MAIN/Mainnews.asp?id=9876 Total Seeks Iraqi Oil Fields in Return to Roots; Petroleum Times, vol. 63, 1959, p. 263